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It was more than a Bond
One of our favorite subjects is Bond, James Bond. Listen as we talk about who was the best and who needed a little work.
Jumping In The Deep End
Like everything else in 2020, vacations took on a whole new dimension. One of the best places to visit in the United States are its national parks. Although they were affected by the pandemic, many where still open to the public. In the 2020 Issue of Fill In The Gap, Susan explains what it was like to visit the parks.
2020 Issue Vol 1 Fill In the Gap
T-Shirt of the Month
Happy Thanksgiving
Art of the Month
A Steadfast Patriot
Guard Your Hearts
The Bible teaches us that from our hearts everything about our life flows from it. What we love and believe in our hearts determines how we see the world around us.
We need to be careful about the things we allow to influence our hearts. We need to guard it.
What’s Your Vacation Routine?
Do you have a plan for how to vacation? Do you have a routine vacation? In the current issue of Fill in the Gap Magazine Brenda Derrick gives great advice on planning your next vacation.
Check out the Fill In The Gap Magazine, Issue 2020 Vol 1
They Moved On Up
In this episode of TV Talk with the Sistas, they discuss how a show like the Jeffersons not only entertained us but gave us a role model. They also talk about another great African American role model, from the Netflix limited series, Self Made about Madam CJ Walker.
You can listen here Episode 3 Movin On Up
A Life Ahead Review
I am intrigued by Old Hollywood, so when I heard Sophia Loren had made a new movie, I had to see it. I remember her in House Boat with Cary Grant and Arabesque with Gregory Peck. I wanted to know if the 80ish actor could still bring the magic of movie making. This time her leading man would be a12 year old boy and would sex appeal work at her age?
The story all by itself drew me in. An older Jewish woman took in a Muslim child.
A Life Ahead tells the story of Madame Rosa who takes in children from the streets of her Italian town who have lost their parents. It follows the life of a 12-year-old Senegalese boy called Momo as he manages his life on the streets. In the opening sequence, Momo robs her.
Normally, bad teens get on my nerves because many writers allow them to do terrible things and get away with it. Momo gets to reap a little of what he has sown. It makes him a better person. As he adapts to life in Madame Rosa’s house, he discovers that there is an alternate way of living.
My favorite scene is when Momo, played by Ibrahima Gueye keeps his promise. This spoke to me in that it exemplified how showing someone how to live different is a better teacher than just telling them. Gueye is very convincing. There are nice moments but also a few sad ones as we watch Madame Rosa age.
The Italian language film was directed by Loren’s son, Edoardo Ponti, A Life Ahead and ison Netflix. The movie is dubbed in English, but the beautiful scenes and fun characters make up for it. Before this movie, the last movie Loren made was Human Voice in 2014. This movie was much better than I thought it would be. Loren was very beautiful at 86. The mother son team created a product that I could watch again and again.
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